First Night Boston Events, Fireworks, New Years Eve Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Boston always draws a big crowd for its New Years Eve parties, with proud Bostonians regarding their city as number 1 for nightlife and entertainment, the whole town throws themselves into holding the biggest party in the country. in addition to the usual range of wild nights and fireworks displays, Boston’s First Night Festival of the Arts, annually showcases the work of 1,000 artists in 200 performances and exhibits at 35 indoor and outdoor venues located throughout the downtown area on New Year’s Eve, bringing a touch of culture to an event not always associated with such!
First Night is the signature Boston event, the oldest and largest of its kind in North America, typically attracting about one million people from throughout the region. The day-long celebration runs from 1 pm to midnight each year on December 31. First Night’s traditional activities include a Family Festival at the Hynes Convention Center, a Grand Procession down Boylston Street, colossal ice sculptures that dot the city’s landscape, and a spectacular fireworks display at midnight.
Saturday, 20 October 2012
New York New Years Eve Events, NYC Fireworks, Ball Drop, Parties 2013 NYE Webcam Views
New York New Years Eve Events, NYC Fireworks, Ball Drop, Parties 2013 NYE Webcam Views
Times Square is a major component of the New Year's Eve celebration, with the world famous ball drop. The 11,875-pound, 12-foot diameter Waterford crystal ball located on the roof of One Times Square begins descending its tower at 11:59 pm, and triggers fireworks at the stroke of midnight when it reaches the bottom. Toshiba's Times Square billboard screen, the "ToshibaVision", also displays a timer with the crowd counting at the final ten seconds. This practice debuted when ITT branded the sign in 1996, but has been revamped with changes in its sponsorship during the years. From 1981 to 1988, the city revamped the ball to resemble a large apple, in recognition of its nickname as "the Big Apple". Similar ball drops are performed in many towns and cities across the United States. The custom derives from the time signal that used to be given at noon in harbors.
There is so much going on in New York on New Years Eve it's really difficult to know where to begin! So let's start with the obvious, there will be an absolutely enormous fireworks display in Times Square, second in popularity only to Sydney on a global scale and watched worldwide by an estimated audience in excess of 1 billion, although it you include replays and news broadcasts the number probably far exceeds even this amount.
Times Square is a major component of the New Year's Eve celebration, with the world famous ball drop. The 11,875-pound, 12-foot diameter Waterford crystal ball located on the roof of One Times Square begins descending its tower at 11:59 pm, and triggers fireworks at the stroke of midnight when it reaches the bottom. Toshiba's Times Square billboard screen, the "ToshibaVision", also displays a timer with the crowd counting at the final ten seconds. This practice debuted when ITT branded the sign in 1996, but has been revamped with changes in its sponsorship during the years. From 1981 to 1988, the city revamped the ball to resemble a large apple, in recognition of its nickname as "the Big Apple". Similar ball drops are performed in many towns and cities across the United States. The custom derives from the time signal that used to be given at noon in harbors.
There is so much going on in New York on New Years Eve it's really difficult to know where to begin! So let's start with the obvious, there will be an absolutely enormous fireworks display in Times Square, second in popularity only to Sydney on a global scale and watched worldwide by an estimated audience in excess of 1 billion, although it you include replays and news broadcasts the number probably far exceeds even this amount.
Toronto New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Toronto New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
The focus of the New Years Eve celebrations is the central Nathan Phillips Square. Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza that forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. The square opened in 1965, and, as with the City Hall, the square was designed by architect Viljo Revell. The square is the site of concerts, art displays, a weekly farmers' market, the winter festival of lights, and other public events, including demonstrations.
Ringing in the New Year in Toronto can mean club nights, comedy shows, family events, outdoor countdowns, parties with friends or a quiet night in your living room, depending on your style. The big outdoor party in Toronto is hosted by Citytv in Nathan Phillips Square, which of course you can also watch at home.
The focus of the New Years Eve celebrations is the central Nathan Phillips Square. Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza that forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. The square opened in 1965, and, as with the City Hall, the square was designed by architect Viljo Revell. The square is the site of concerts, art displays, a weekly farmers' market, the winter festival of lights, and other public events, including demonstrations.
Ringing in the New Year in Toronto can mean club nights, comedy shows, family events, outdoor countdowns, parties with friends or a quiet night in your living room, depending on your style. The big outdoor party in Toronto is hosted by Citytv in Nathan Phillips Square, which of course you can also watch at home.
Montreal New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Streams
Montreal New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Streams
Montreal is often overlooked among the large Canadian cities as a potential venue for New Year's Eve celebrations, with the fireworks and festivities in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square tending to take centre stage, but the residents of Quebec's second city are no slouches when it comes to throwing a party, and Montreal fizzes with parties, events and of course pyrotechnics as the countdown to 2013 reaches it's climax.
One of the most popular NYE events is the New Year's Grand Ball at the Old Port, where you can skate at the Bonsecours Basin outdoor skating rink, before Fireworks herald the new year at midnight alongside live traditional Québéc music. Up to 40,000 people attend the Old Port's Grand Bal du Nouvel An so be ready for a crowd.
Montreal is often overlooked among the large Canadian cities as a potential venue for New Year's Eve celebrations, with the fireworks and festivities in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square tending to take centre stage, but the residents of Quebec's second city are no slouches when it comes to throwing a party, and Montreal fizzes with parties, events and of course pyrotechnics as the countdown to 2013 reaches it's climax.
One of the most popular NYE events is the New Year's Grand Ball at the Old Port, where you can skate at the Bonsecours Basin outdoor skating rink, before Fireworks herald the new year at midnight alongside live traditional Québéc music. Up to 40,000 people attend the Old Port's Grand Bal du Nouvel An so be ready for a crowd.
Rio de Janeiro New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Rio de Janeiro New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
The New Year (Portuguese: Ano Novo, Brazilian-Portuguese: Réveillon), is one of Brazil's main holidays. It officially marks the beginning of the summer holidays, which last until Carnival. Brazilians traditionally have a copious meal with family or friends at home, in restaurants or private clubs, and consume alcoholic beverages. champagne is traditionally drunk. Those spending New Year's Eve at the beach usually dress in white, to bring good luck into the new year. Fireworks and eating grapes or lentils are customs associated with the holiday. The beach at Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro has a large fireworks display.
Are the rumors true that Madonna, the famous pop star will sing on the New Year eve in Brazil? Imagine a four-mile long stage, putting up dances, music, and revelry, throbbing with over 2,000,000 visitors; you will be near to an idea of what the celebrations on the Copacabana beach are. Black Eyed Peas or Caetano Veloso may also be performing there. Only people who have spent New Years Eve in Rio can understand why this event is one of their most memorable experiences.
The New Year (Portuguese: Ano Novo, Brazilian-Portuguese: Réveillon), is one of Brazil's main holidays. It officially marks the beginning of the summer holidays, which last until Carnival. Brazilians traditionally have a copious meal with family or friends at home, in restaurants or private clubs, and consume alcoholic beverages. champagne is traditionally drunk. Those spending New Year's Eve at the beach usually dress in white, to bring good luck into the new year. Fireworks and eating grapes or lentils are customs associated with the holiday. The beach at Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro has a large fireworks display.
Are the rumors true that Madonna, the famous pop star will sing on the New Year eve in Brazil? Imagine a four-mile long stage, putting up dances, music, and revelry, throbbing with over 2,000,000 visitors; you will be near to an idea of what the celebrations on the Copacabana beach are. Black Eyed Peas or Caetano Veloso may also be performing there. Only people who have spent New Years Eve in Rio can understand why this event is one of their most memorable experiences.
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Berlin Festival of Lights 2012 Live Stream, Brandenburg Gate Online Feed
Berlin Festival of Lights 2012 Live Stream, Brandenburg Gate Online Feed
The Festival of Lights is an event in Berlin, where once a year in October for two weeks known to Berliner's sights and illuminations, fireworks, light artistic projections other events are elaborately staged in and. Be illuminated buildings, streets and squares, such as the Brandenburg Gate, the TV Tower, the Berliner Dom , or the Victory Column. The first event took place in 2004.
The Festival of Lights is an event in Berlin, where once a year in October for two weeks known to Berliner's sights and illuminations, fireworks, light artistic projections other events are elaborately staged in and. Be illuminated buildings, streets and squares, such as the Brandenburg Gate, the TV Tower, the Berliner Dom , or the Victory Column. The first event took place in 2004.
BFI London Film Festival 2012 Red Carpet Live Stream, Online Feed, Dates, Premieres
BFI London Film Festival 2012 Red Carpet Live Stream, Online Feed, Dates, Premieres
The London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, (the LFF), currently in its 56th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute. The Festival showcases the best of world cinema to champion creativity, originality, vision and imagination, and presents the finest contemporary international cinema from both established and emerging film-makers. Set in the Autumn, the festival hosts high profile awards contenders, screens recently restored archive films, champions new discoveries and combines curatorial strength with red carpet glamour. It also provides an extensive programme of industry events, public forums, education events, lectures, masterclasses and Q&As with film-makers and film talent.
The London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, (the LFF), currently in its 56th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute. The Festival showcases the best of world cinema to champion creativity, originality, vision and imagination, and presents the finest contemporary international cinema from both established and emerging film-makers. Set in the Autumn, the festival hosts high profile awards contenders, screens recently restored archive films, champions new discoveries and combines curatorial strength with red carpet glamour. It also provides an extensive programme of industry events, public forums, education events, lectures, masterclasses and Q&As with film-makers and film talent.
Edinburgh New Years Eve Events, Hogmanay Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Edinburgh New Years Eve Events, Hogmanay Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, hosts one of the world's most famous New Year celebrations. The celebration is focused on a major street party along Princes Street. The cannon is fired at Edinburgh Castle at the stroke of midnight, followed by a large fireworks display. Edinburgh hosts a festival of four or five days, beginning on 28 December, and lasting until New Year's Day or January 2, which is also a bank holiday in Scotland. Other cities across Scotland, such as Aberdeen, Glasgow and Stirling have large organised celebrations too, including fireworks at midnight.
BBC Scotland broadcast the celebrations in Edinburgh to a Scottish audience, with the celebrations also screened across the world. STV covers both worldwide New Year celebrations, and details of events happening around Scotland.
Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, hosts one of the world's most famous New Year celebrations. The celebration is focused on a major street party along Princes Street. The cannon is fired at Edinburgh Castle at the stroke of midnight, followed by a large fireworks display. Edinburgh hosts a festival of four or five days, beginning on 28 December, and lasting until New Year's Day or January 2, which is also a bank holiday in Scotland. Other cities across Scotland, such as Aberdeen, Glasgow and Stirling have large organised celebrations too, including fireworks at midnight.
BBC Scotland broadcast the celebrations in Edinburgh to a Scottish audience, with the celebrations also screened across the world. STV covers both worldwide New Year celebrations, and details of events happening around Scotland.
London New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
London New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
The celebration in London focuses on Big Ben, the clock housed in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster. The celebrations are televised from London by the BBC in the English regions, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Parties are held across the country, in pubs, clubs, and private houses. At the stroke of midnight people join hands in a ring and sing Auld Lang Syne.
The celebration in London focuses on Big Ben, the clock housed in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster. The celebrations are televised from London by the BBC in the English regions, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Parties are held across the country, in pubs, clubs, and private houses. At the stroke of midnight people join hands in a ring and sing Auld Lang Syne.
On New Year's Eve 2010, an estimated 250,000 people gathered to view an eight-minute fireworks display around and above the London Eye which was, for the first time, set to a musical soundtrack. The soundtrack included songs by British artists such as Blur, The Beatles, and Queen. The celebrations in London continued into January 1, with the New Year's Day Parade, held annually since 1987. The 2011 parade involved more than 10,000 musicians, cheerleaders and performers. For the arrival of 2012, there were a few small changes. In addition to the fireworks going off at the London Eye, more fireworks went off from the Big Ben with every chime.
Paris New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Paris New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
In Paris New Year's Eve, known locally as Saint-Sylvestre, is usually celebrated with a feast, le Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre. This feast customarily includes special dishes including foie gras, seafood such as oysters, and champagne. The celebration can be a simple, intimate dinner with friends and family or, une soirée dansante, a much fancier ball. Fireworks and events tend to be concentrated around the iconic Eiffel Tower and Champs Elysees areas of the city.
In Paris New Year's Eve, known locally as Saint-Sylvestre, is usually celebrated with a feast, le Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre. This feast customarily includes special dishes including foie gras, seafood such as oysters, and champagne. The celebration can be a simple, intimate dinner with friends and family or, une soirée dansante, a much fancier ball. Fireworks and events tend to be concentrated around the iconic Eiffel Tower and Champs Elysees areas of the city.
Berlin New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Berlin New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Every year Berlin hosts one of the largest New Year's Eve celebrations in all of Europe, attended by over one million people. The focal point is the Brandenburg Gate, where midnight fireworks are centered. Germans toast the New Year with a glass of Sekt (German sparkling wine) or champagne.
Since 1972, each New Year's Eve, several German television stations broadcast a short comedy play in English (recorded by West German television in 1963) entitled Dinner for One. A line from the comedy sketch, "the same procedure as every year", has become a catch phrase in Germany.
The Brandenburg Gate, or Brandenburger Tor, is a former city gate, rebuilt in the late 18th century as a neoclassical triumphal arch, and now one of the most well-known landmarks of Berlin and Germany. It is located west of the city centre at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which Berlin was once entered. One block to the north stands the Reichstag building.
Every year Berlin hosts one of the largest New Year's Eve celebrations in all of Europe, attended by over one million people. The focal point is the Brandenburg Gate, where midnight fireworks are centered. Germans toast the New Year with a glass of Sekt (German sparkling wine) or champagne.
Since 1972, each New Year's Eve, several German television stations broadcast a short comedy play in English (recorded by West German television in 1963) entitled Dinner for One. A line from the comedy sketch, "the same procedure as every year", has become a catch phrase in Germany.
The Brandenburg Gate, or Brandenburger Tor, is a former city gate, rebuilt in the late 18th century as a neoclassical triumphal arch, and now one of the most well-known landmarks of Berlin and Germany. It is located west of the city centre at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstraße, immediately west of the Pariser Platz. It is the only remaining gate of a series through which Berlin was once entered. One block to the north stands the Reichstag building.
Budapest New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties, Cruises 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Budapest New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties, Cruises 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Budapest remains one of Europe's top destinations for New Years Eve celebrations, with the river Danube and iconic Chain Bridge providing a perfect backdrop to the spectacular fireworks displays that light up the city sky as the countdown to midnight welcomes the new year. With a great range of dining options, party bars and nightclubs and top quality hotels for all budgets, Budapest offers a great place to see in 2013.
Budapest remains one of Europe's top destinations for New Years Eve celebrations, with the river Danube and iconic Chain Bridge providing a perfect backdrop to the spectacular fireworks displays that light up the city sky as the countdown to midnight welcomes the new year. With a great range of dining options, party bars and nightclubs and top quality hotels for all budgets, Budapest offers a great place to see in 2013.
Florence New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties, Cruises 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Florence New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties, Cruises 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Florence, or Firenze in Italian, is a lively city at the best of times, and absolutely oozes culture with a range of historical sites and monuments that few cities anywhere in the world can match. all of which provides a fascinating backdrop to a cultured New Years Eve party that includes fine dining, exclusive hotels, operas and concerts and of course fireworks
Florence, or Firenze in Italian, is a lively city at the best of times, and absolutely oozes culture with a range of historical sites and monuments that few cities anywhere in the world can match. all of which provides a fascinating backdrop to a cultured New Years Eve party that includes fine dining, exclusive hotels, operas and concerts and of course fireworks
Moscow New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Moscow New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Most Russians celebrate New Year's Eve with their families and close friends. The origin of this holiday in Russia derives from Christmas. Christmas was also a major holiday in Russia until it was banned, with all other religious holidays, by the Communist Party. To compensate for the absence of Christmas, New Year's was celebrated as much as Christmas was, but without the religious aspect of the holiday.
Celebration usually starts one or two hours before midnight. A common tradition is to "say farewell to the old year" by remembering the most important events of the last twelve months. At five minutes to twelve most people watch the president's speech on TV or watch popular New Year TV shows. There is a tradition to listen to the Kremlin clock bell ringing twelve times on the radio or on TV. During these last twelve seconds of the year people keep silence and make their secret wishes for the next year.
Most Russians celebrate New Year's Eve with their families and close friends. The origin of this holiday in Russia derives from Christmas. Christmas was also a major holiday in Russia until it was banned, with all other religious holidays, by the Communist Party. To compensate for the absence of Christmas, New Year's was celebrated as much as Christmas was, but without the religious aspect of the holiday.
Celebration usually starts one or two hours before midnight. A common tradition is to "say farewell to the old year" by remembering the most important events of the last twelve months. At five minutes to twelve most people watch the president's speech on TV or watch popular New Year TV shows. There is a tradition to listen to the Kremlin clock bell ringing twelve times on the radio or on TV. During these last twelve seconds of the year people keep silence and make their secret wishes for the next year.
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Singapore New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Singapore New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
The biggest New Year's Eve celebration in Singapore takes place in the Marina Bay area. It is attended by 250,000 or more people. The party spans around the bay area starting from the Marina Bay floating Stadium to the Esplanade promenade, the Esplanade Bridge, Benjamin Sheares Bridge, Merlion Park, and the Padang at City Hall facing the Marina Bay. The celebrations are also visible from nearby hotels such as The Fullerton Hotel, Marina Mandarin, The Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Marina Bay Sands.
The biggest New Year's Eve celebration in Singapore takes place in the Marina Bay area. It is attended by 250,000 or more people. The party spans around the bay area starting from the Marina Bay floating Stadium to the Esplanade promenade, the Esplanade Bridge, Benjamin Sheares Bridge, Merlion Park, and the Padang at City Hall facing the Marina Bay. The celebrations are also visible from nearby hotels such as The Fullerton Hotel, Marina Mandarin, The Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Marina Bay Sands.
Hong Kong New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Hong Kong New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
In Hong Kong, people usually gather in Central, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui, to celebrate and to look at the night lights along the harbor. The Times Square shopping mall also holds their own celebration of the ball drop held at Times Square in New York City. District-wide celebrations also occur in Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin, Mong Kok, and Kwun Tong.
Beginning in 2008, a 60-second numerical countdown to New Year's, consisting of LED lights and pyrotechnic display effects, on the facade of Two International Finance Centre was launched, followed by a firework display and an exhibition of the Symphony of Lights.
In Hong Kong, people usually gather in Central, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui, to celebrate and to look at the night lights along the harbor. The Times Square shopping mall also holds their own celebration of the ball drop held at Times Square in New York City. District-wide celebrations also occur in Tsuen Wan, Sha Tin, Mong Kok, and Kwun Tong.
Beginning in 2008, a 60-second numerical countdown to New Year's, consisting of LED lights and pyrotechnic display effects, on the facade of Two International Finance Centre was launched, followed by a firework display and an exhibition of the Symphony of Lights.
Sydney New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Sydney New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Very probably the single and most iconic New Years Eve fireworks anywhere in the world take place in Sydney, with the focus being the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. As one of the first major cities to greet the new year, the res tof the world turns its eyes to Sydney first of all.
Kylie Minogue has been announced as the Creative Ambassador for 2012 Sydney New Year’s Eve. Hence K25 will be in Sydney for NYE 2012/13 ushering in the Massive Sydney Harbour NYE party! There's no better place to welcome the new year than in Sydney - the New Year's Eve Capital of the World.
Be one of the first in the world to welcome the new year as Sydney dazzles you with its world-class event and a spectacular Midnight Fireworks Display. The internationally-loved event on Sydney Harbour brings in more than 1.5 million spectators and is watched by more than 1 billion viewers across the world. Celebrations start with Pre-Show Entertainment from 5pm and festivities get bigger with the not-to-be-missed 9pm Family and Midnight Fireworks Displays.
Very probably the single and most iconic New Years Eve fireworks anywhere in the world take place in Sydney, with the focus being the Harbour Bridge and Opera House. As one of the first major cities to greet the new year, the res tof the world turns its eyes to Sydney first of all.
Kylie Minogue has been announced as the Creative Ambassador for 2012 Sydney New Year’s Eve. Hence K25 will be in Sydney for NYE 2012/13 ushering in the Massive Sydney Harbour NYE party! There's no better place to welcome the new year than in Sydney - the New Year's Eve Capital of the World.
Be one of the first in the world to welcome the new year as Sydney dazzles you with its world-class event and a spectacular Midnight Fireworks Display. The internationally-loved event on Sydney Harbour brings in more than 1.5 million spectators and is watched by more than 1 billion viewers across the world. Celebrations start with Pre-Show Entertainment from 5pm and festivities get bigger with the not-to-be-missed 9pm Family and Midnight Fireworks Displays.
Auckland New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Auckland New Years Eve Events, Fireworks, Parties 2012–2013 NYE Webcam Views
Gisborne, is the first major city to see the beginning of the new year. In New Zealand, cities celebrate with large street parties and fireworks displays. Local councils usually organise parties and street carnivals and fireworks displays, however, liquor bans have been imposed on many of the more popular areas due to disorder, vandalism and other anti-social behavior.
In Auckland, the top of the Sky Tower, the tallest freestanding structure tower in the Southern Hemisphere— is the launch site for a fireworks show. The New Zealand national cricket team have begun playing a one-day International cricket game in Queenstown during the day of New Year's Eve.
Gisborne, is the first major city to see the beginning of the new year. In New Zealand, cities celebrate with large street parties and fireworks displays. Local councils usually organise parties and street carnivals and fireworks displays, however, liquor bans have been imposed on many of the more popular areas due to disorder, vandalism and other anti-social behavior.
In Auckland, the top of the Sky Tower, the tallest freestanding structure tower in the Southern Hemisphere— is the launch site for a fireworks show. The New Zealand national cricket team have begun playing a one-day International cricket game in Queenstown during the day of New Year's Eve.
New Years Eve Parties, Fireworks, Events 2012–2013 NYE Hotels, Webcam Views
New Years Eve Parties, Fireworks, Events 2012–2013 NYE Hotels, Webcam Views
As we say goodbye to another year, 2012 makes way for 2013 and as always the world will be lining up for one massive 24 hour global party to mark the occasion. This site brings you all the best news and information on New Years Eve events and parties right around the world, from spectacular fireworks displays to street parties, hotel, restaurant and bar events and much more.
The events are broken down by location so it's easy to find the locations you're interested in, and we'll also bring you links to live webcams, video and online streaming coverage wherever available so you can join the party from wherever you are, enjoy the excitement of watching the crowds gathering, plus of course watch the amazing fireworks from the comfort of your own home, from the enormous display over Sydney Harbour via London's Trafalgar Square and Times Square in New York City to Waikiki Beach in Hawaii we have them all covered here!
Thursday, 4 October 2012
Freefest 2012 Live Stream, Virgin Mobile Festival Lineup, Online Webcast Feed
Freefest 2012 Live Stream, Virgin Mobile Festival Lineup, Online Webcast Feed
The Virgin Fest (known from 2008 as the Virgin Mobile Festival in the United States) is a rock festival held in the United States and Canada, a spin-off from the V Festival held in the UK. In North America the Virgin name, and recently the Virgin Mobile brand, is used in full to increase brand association, compared with the UK and Australian festivals, where association is simply implied through the use of the V. As of 2010 it is known as Virgin Mobile Fest.
Like the other variants of the V Festival, the events are sponsored by Virgin Mobile, in this case, either the US or Canadian versions. On June 30, 2006, Virgin Group chief Richard Branson announced the inaugural shows. The first, which took place September 9 and 10, 2006 at Toronto Islands Park, Toronto, Canada, featured over 40 artists. A single-day show also took place in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, on September 23, 2006, at the Pimlico Race Course with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who.The 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival, dubbed the Virgin Mobile FreeFest, was held on August 30, 2009 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. The festival returned to Merriweather on Saturday, September 25, 2010, and was once again a free event.
The Virgin Mobile FreeFest is also returning to Merriweather Post Pavilion on September 10th, 2011. The tickets were reported to have "Freed out" in just over five minutes after being available. The Headliners for the 2011 Virgin Mobile FreeFest were Deadmau5 (House), Cee Lo Green (Hip-Hop/Pop), and The Black Keys (Indie).
2012 Lineup includes:
Jack White, Skrillex, M83, Nas, ZZ Top, Santigold, Alabama Shakes, Ben Folds Five, The Dismemberment Plan, Allen Stone, Trampled by Turtles, Portugal. The Man, Das Racist, Future Islands and Justin Jones. There is also a "Dance Forest" that will feature Above & Beyond, Porter & Zedd (Back to Back), Thomas Gold, Nervo, Alvin Risk and Penguin Prison.
Paris Nuit Blanche 2012 Live Stream White Night Web Cam Feed
Paris Nuit Blanche 2012 Live Stream White Night Web Cam Feed
The first night-time trail through the streets of Paris and its contemporary-art scene took place on 5 October 2002, and the opportunity for anyone to explore artistic creation for a night has come back every year since (usually in October). Discover Nuit Blanche (Sleepness night).
Nuit Blanche (literally White Night, All-Nighter or Sleepless Night in French) or Light Night is an annual all-night or night-time arts festival. Its exact beginning is disputed between Paris, St Petersburg, and Berlin, but, taking elements from all of these, the idea of a night-time festival of the arts has spread around the world since 1997, taking hold from Toronto to Tel Aviv and Lima to Leeds. A Nuit Blanche will typically have museums, private and public art galleries, and other cultural institutions open and free of charge, with the centre of the city itself being turned into a de facto art gallery, providing space for art installations, performances (music, film, dance, performance art), themed social gatherings, and other activities.
The current all-night festivals have their roots in several cities. St Petersburg, for two hundred years capital of the Russian Empire and still a major European cultural centre, is one of the world's most northerly cities, and as such has long summer days broken only by a brief period of twilight from mid-May to mid-July, the celebrated phenomenon known as the white nights. This led to the annual celebrations known as the White Nights Festival, which features months of pop culture (e.g. the Rolling Stones in the open air at Palace Square) and high culture events ("Stars of the White Nights Festival" at the Mariinsky Theatre), street carnivals, and the Scarlet Sails celebration, known for its fireworks. So "white nights" in the Russian context is both a natural phenomenon of the summer, and a long-standing cultural festival that spreads over weeks or months in midsummer.
Nuit Blanche Brussels 2012 Live Stream, Online Feed, Dates White Night
Nuit Blanche Brussels 2012 Live Stream, Online Feed, Dates White Night
Nuit Blanche is a night (7 pm - 4 am) where people can come together, a night where unusual and contemporary creativity come together in a pleasant and festive atmosphere. Nuit Blanche will moreover be part of the Belgian presidency of the EU. This year, the route includes the Rue Antoine Dansaert (pedestrian) as far as the rue Léon Lepage and then along various Quais: à la Chaux, au Foin, au Bois à Brûler, aux Pierres de Taille, du Commerce,… to the place Sainctelette. For the first time, themed evenings will be held in the National Theatre (Boulevard Jacqmain), in Le Fuse (Place du Jeu de Balle) and at Madame Moustache (Vismet).
Nuit Blanche (literally White Night, All-Nighter or Sleepless Night in French) or Light Night is an annual all-night or night-time arts festival. Its exact beginning is disputed between Paris, St Petersburg, and Berlin, but, taking elements from all of these, the idea of a night-time festival of the arts has spread around the world since 1997, taking hold from Toronto to Tel Aviv and Lima to Leeds. A Nuit Blanche will typically have museums, private and public art galleries, and other cultural institutions open and free of charge, with the centre of the city itself being turned into a de facto art gallery, providing space for art installations, performances (music, film, dance, performance art), themed social gatherings, and other activities
Bayfest 2012 Live Stream, Mobile, Alabama Festival Lineup, Online Feed
Bayfest 2012 Live Stream, Mobile, Alabama Festival Lineup, Online Feed
BayFest is an annual three day music festival in the heart of downtown Mobile, Alabama. Growing from an initial attendance of 50,000 people in 1995 BayFest has become known for its array of musical talent suited to a wide variety of tastes. The festival now includes over 125 live musical acts on nine stages and has an average attendance of more than 200,000 people during the three day weekend each year. Throughout the past fifteen years, acts such as 3 Doors Down, Alice in Chains, B.B. King, The Beach Boys, Big & Rich, Collective Soul, Hootie & The Blowfish, Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Ludacris, The Temptations, Travis Tritt, Stone Temple Pilots, Uncle Kracker, and Velvet Revolver have performed at BayFest. The 2008 lineup included Better Than Ezra, Bow Wow, Buckcherry, Eric Church, Kid Rock, Nelly, Puddle of Mud, Sister Hazel, Three Days Grace, and Wynonna Judd. BayFest has been voted Mobile's "Best Annual Event" in Mobile Bay Monthly magazine six times in its eleven years, surpassing Mardi Gras. It has been named as one of the Southeast Tourism Society's "Top 20 Events" several times since 1995. The festival is organized each year by BayFest, Inc., a non-profit organization consisting of more than 1000 non-paid volunteers. All ticket sales are invested directly back into the festival for upcoming events.
Mobile is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest municipality on the Gulf Coast between New Orleans, Louisiana, and St. Petersburg, Florida. Mobile is the principal municipality of the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 412,992 residents which is composed solely of Mobile County and is the third largest metropolitan statistical area in the state. Mobile is included in the Mobile-Daphne–Fairhope Combined Statistical Area (CSA). The combined statistical area has a total population of 591,599, also the second largest in the state.
2012 Lineup includes:
Charlie Wilson and Mary Mary, Journey, Pretty Lights, Al Green, Luke Bryan, Pat Benatar, Willie Nelson, Mobile Big Band.
HSB Festival 2012 Live Stream, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Golden Gate Park Webcast
HSB Festival 2012 Live Stream, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Golden Gate Park Webcast
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, previously Strictly Bluegrass, or HSB for short, is an annual free music festival held the first weekend of October in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. From its outset, the festival has been subsidized by San Francisco venture capitalist Warren Hellman. The first festival was held in 2001, originally only inviting bluegrass musicians. By 2004 artists from other genres were invited and the "Hardly" was added to reflect the expanded scope.
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park consisting of 1,017 acres (412 ha) of public grounds. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20% larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles (5 km) long east to west, and about half a mile north to south. With 13 million visitors annually, Golden Gate is the third most visited city park in the United States after Central Park in New York City and Lincoln Park in Chicago.
In the 1860s, San Franciscans began to feel the need for a spacious public park similar to Central Park that was taking shape in New York. Golden Gate Park was carved out of unpromising sand and shore dunes that were known as the "outside lands" in an unincorporated area west of then-San Francisco's borders. Although the park was conceived under the guise of recreation, the underlying justification was to attract housing development and provide for the westward expansion of The City. The tireless field engineer William Hammond Hall prepared a survey and topographic map of the park site in 1870 and became commissioner in 1871. He was later named California's first State Engineer and developed an integrated flood control system for the Sacramento Valley when he was not working on Golden Gate Park.
The actual plan and planting were developed by Hall and his assistant, John McLaren, who had apprenticed in Scotland, the homeland of many of the nineteenth century's best professional gardeners. The initial plan called for grade separations of transverse roadways through the park, as Frederick Law Olmsted had provided for Central Park, but budget constraints and the positioning of the Arboretum and the Concourse ended the plan. In 1876, the plan was almost exchanged for a racetrack favored by "the Big Four" millionaires, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington, and Charles Crocker. Hall resigned and the remaining park commissioners followed him. The original plan, however, was back on track by 1886, when streetcars delivered over 47,000 people to Golden Gate Park on one weekend afternoon (the city's population at the time was about 250,000). Hall selected McLaren as his successor in 1887.
Justin Timberlake Open Golf 2012 Live Stream TPC Summerlin Online Feed Las Vegas
Justin Timberlake Open Golf 2012 Live Stream TPC Summerlin Online Feed Las Vegas
The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is a golf tournament in the Fall Series of the PGA Tour. It is played annually in October in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament is held at the TPC at Summerlin and from 2008 will be hosted by recording star Justin Timberlake.
The event has been known by other titles, which are shown in the Winners section below. In 2009, the purse will be $4,200,000, with a $756,000 first prize. In 2002, under a previous sponsor, the purse was $5,000,000 ($900,000 to champion), and has never been as high since. The tournament was founded in 1983. Until 2003, this tournament was played over five rounds over several other courses. Tiger Woods recorded his first PGA Tour win here in 1996.
The tournament announced that the Shriners Hospitals for Children would take over the operations of the tournament, and that the Las Vegas Founders, a volunteer group, would no longer be involved with the event. Fry's Electronics, chief presenting sponsor in 2006 and 2007, also ended their association with this event, choosing to concentrate on a second tournament in Arizona that it was already sponsoring. On November 12, 2007, the PGA Tour announced that Timberlake would become host of the tournament, and also announced the event's new name. Timberlake, an avid golfer who plays to a 6 handicap, will play in the celebrity pro-am and host a benefit concert during the week of the tournament.
This event became the first PGA Tour event in history to offer a total prize purse of more than $1 million. A tradition at the tournament is presenting the trophy to the champion while two showgirls are a part of the pomp and circumstance.
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